Beyond The Birth: Interview with From Day One

BEYOND THE BIRTH: JESS

Jessica Jenkins is an advanced practice Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Clinical Pilates Educator, Founder of Move with The Mama Physio and mum to 6-month-old Annabelle. 

Biggest misconception about postpartum? 

As a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist who works in the pre/postpartum space, I feel like I was mostly prepared for the realities of life after baby. I see postpartum women in their most raw and vulnerable state and they open up to me about the positive and not-so-positive aspects of motherhood.

I knew that breastfeeding would be hard and I would need to prepare. I knew that there would be a hormonal drop which would likely be accompanied by lots of tears. I knew the physical recovery would take longer than six weeks and I would have to put effort in to help recover. I knew that there would be a change in my relationship with my husband.

What I find crazy is that no one tells any of this to expectant mothers in fear of scaring them about postpartum! If I didn’t work in this space I wouldn’t have known about these realities of motherhood.

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